10. Dodge Caliber SRT-4

Chrysler Motors LLC

MSRP: $22,995

Dodge’s Caliber-based SRT-4 may not set hearts aflutter the way its Neon-based predecessor did, but with its 300 horsepower, turbocharged engine and bargain-basement price, it’s definitely worth a look. The Caliber SRT-4 is a muscle car for Gen-Y: a budget-minded chassis, obscenely powerful engine, and it'll go like stink in a straight line. We wouldn’t want to take the SRT-4 on a road course, but it is good fun on a drag strip.

Recommended mod: The Dodge Caliber SRT-4 really, really needs a limited slip differential. Those 300 ponies we mentioned earlier are all hitting the pavement via the front wheels, and they determine which direction the car will turn — even while driving in a straight line.